t8i.small
General purpose · t8i series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.0250
- Per month
- $18.22
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0125
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0125
Analysis
The t8i.small is a general purpose instance in the t8i series with 2 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (up to 3.9 GHz), which makes it very compute-heavy at 1 GiB of memory per vCPU.
At $0.0250/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $18.22 a month, the t8i.small is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 4% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0125.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $11.21 a month per instance: $0.0250/hour against $0.0403/hour, a 62% spread.
It is size 3 of 4 in the t8i series. Stepping up to the t8i.medium gives 2 vCPUs and 4 GiB for $18.22 more a month. Dropping to the t8i.micro saves $9.11 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.00312 to $0.0250 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
Looking beyond its own line, 3 of 4 current types with 2 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.small on AWS Graviton2 at $0.0168/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.0250 | $0.0470 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.0250 | $0.0470 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.0250 | $0.0470 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.0278 | $0.0499 | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.0403 | $0.0624 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.0274 | $0.0494 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.0283 | $0.0504 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.0288 | $0.0509 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0269 | $0.0490 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.0317 | $0.0538 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.0317 | $0.0538 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.0326 | $0.0547 | – | – |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs t8i.small |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.small AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 2 GiB | $0.0168 | -33% |
| t3a.small AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 2 GiB | $0.0188 | -25% |
| t3.small Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 2 | 2 GiB | $0.0208 | -17% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 2 GiB (1.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 6.25 Gigabit |
t8i sizes
| t8i.nano | 2 vCPU | $0.00624 |
| t8i.micro | 2 vCPU | $0.0125 |
| t8i.small | 2 vCPU | $0.0250 |
| t8i.medium | 2 vCPU | $0.0499 |